Facing Child Custody Issues

Seeking a child custody lawyer is necessary if you're looking for full custody of your kids, attempting to alter visitation rights, or have general child custody questions. Divorce is hard enough on young children, and you want to keep your kid's best interests in mind. Find an experienced child custody lawyer in your area and get the legal advice you need.

Sample NY Child Custody Cases

... Turning to the issue of which parent should be granted sole custody, the "primary concern in
any child custody case is the best interest of the child" (Matter of Goodfriend v Devletsah-
Goodfriend, 29 AD3d 1041, 1042 [2006]; see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]). ...

... Any court in considering questions of child custody must make every effort to determine what
is in the best interests of the child, and what will best promote the child's welfare and happiness
(see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Domestic Relations Law § 70 [a ...

... The mother obtained a temporary order of protection in March 2006 directing the father to stay
away from the marital residence. She also petitioned for custody, and an April 2006 temporary
custody order awarded her custody with parenting time for the father. ...